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R Ashwin clarified his assertion about bringing thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy early.© AFP
Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clarified his assertion about bringing thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy early within the assault towards New Zealand within the Champions Trophy remaining and slammed the trolls for misinterpreting his comment. Chakravarthy was launched into the assault within the sixth over of the primary inning. Ashwin took to X and gave his tackle India skipper Rohit Sharma’s resolution. He wrote, “Varun in early! Not ideal.” Rohit’s gamble paid off as he broke the opening stand by pinning Will Younger in entrance of the stumps. He opened the floodgates, and ‘Chinaman’ Kuldeep Yadav capitalised on the opening by weaving magic along with his mastery in spin.
Some followers flooded Ashwin’s account and slammed him for his comment in regards to the resolution, saying that he was criticising Rohit’s captaincy. Ashwin silenced his critics by clarifying that his publish was about how New Zealand’s early blitzkrieg compelled the early introduction of the thriller spinner.
“Wonder how this tweet is about captaincy? My god this individual fan fare is madness. That tweet was for how NZ started forcing us to use Varun up front,” he wrote on X.
Chakravarthy completed with figures of two/45 in his 10-over spell and ended the event with 9 scalps from three matches, making him the second-highest wicket-taker within the ongoing event.
The high-stakes affair started with New Zealand successful the toss and placing India to bowl. Kiwis bought off to a brisk begin with a 57-run stand between Will Younger (15) and Rachin Ravindra (37 in 29 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six). Nevertheless, Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) utilized some breaks and decreased NZ to 75/3.
A 57-run stand between Daryl Mitchell (63 in 101 balls, with three fours) and Michael Bracewell pushed the Kiwis ahead. Bracewell contributed with a positive hand of 53* in 40 balls, with three fours and two sixes, taking NZ to 251/7 of their 50 overs.
Kuldeep (2/40) and Varun (2/45) have been India’s high wicket-takers. Seasoned fast Mohammed Shami additionally chipped in with a scalp, however it was costly after conceding 74 runs in his nine-over spell.
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